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addressed
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
BATTLE
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From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
blotting-paper
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
Bolton
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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
BURTON
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From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
Cecilia
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
Clavering
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
countess
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
desk
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
drawing-room
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
envelope
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
Florence
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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
FOUGHT
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From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BURTON FOUGHT HER BATTLE.
HOW
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From this reading SHEWING HOW MRS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
Lady
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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
letter
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
lying
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
made
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
MRS
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From this reading SHEWING HOW MRS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
Ongar
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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
return
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
seen
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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
SHEWING
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From this reading SHEWING HOW MRS.
sister-in-law
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
spoke
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
Street
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From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Florence, I have been to Bolton Street and I have seen Lady Ongar."
unclosed
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
visit
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
words
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From this reading Those were the first words which Cecilia Burton spoke to her sister-in-law, when she found Florence in the drawing-room on her return from the visit which she had made to the countess.
writing
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From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Florence had still before her the desk on which she had been writing; and the letter in its envelope addressed to Mrs. Clavering, but as yet unclosed, was lying beneath her blotting-paper.
